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Best aggressive open comb safety razor?

R41 isn't technically an open comb, but it certainly is aggressive and shaves like an OC.

Fatip is fairly aggressive.
 
Vintage: Gillette New hands down
Modern: Fatip with the 2011 R41 a close second

I would agree with the Modern, but with the Vintage selection I would say the Old type. I find it to be more aggressive than either my LC or SC New...I find the NEW not overly aggressive at all....just about perfect.
 
I have five OC razors: a New, New Standard, Tuckaway, #15 and Senator. My favorite is the British Aristocrat #15 followed by the Senator, although there isn't a bad razor in the bunch.

Mike
 
No love for the Merkur 11C? I guess it's only moderate. OBTW - the R41 is too aggressive IMHO. One has to be very careful with it. No fun to shave with.

Have you thought about a slant?

As far as vintage goes, I will +1 the Old Type Gillettes.
 
Fatip is my favorite in this category (without having tried the Joris which I understand is very, very similar).
 
Best OC I've used is the Old Type. Definitely not the best designed razor, as you have to be sure the blade is perfectly aligned before tightening it down, but once you have the blade in and aligned it's great.
 
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